NORTH HAWAII HOSPICE FALL 2010 NEWSLETTER Letter from the Executive Director Welcome to our Fall Newsletter. This is the issue where we publish our Annual Report and the list of our donors and supporters. First of all, I would like to thank each and every individual and organization Plein Aire by Greg Schultz that has made the choice to support North Hawaii Hospice. We appreciate and value Coming Up: your trust. Our hospice is celebrating 25 years in the North Hawaii The Journey of grief community and the longevity of our hospice program would not be possible without the support we receive from you. Our work in the and Reconciliation community is YOUR work in the community and we are strong today Six-Week Support Group because of your support. Starting November 8, 2010 At Tutu’s House This past summer our hospice lost two long-serving members of Meets Mondays at 4:30pm our hospice ohana, our nurse Brooke Winvick and our community Register at 885-6777 volunteer Brigitte Rutgers. During this same time period our patient daily census doubled. Our staff managed to pull hard during this Light Up a Life time, further strengthening our team spirit in spite of our personal This Holiday Season grieving and heavy hearts. It was heartening for us to experience the Remember your loved- community aloha and support that surrounded us as we supported so ones by placing memorial many families in North Hawaii. ornaments on a memorial tree in your community. As the holidays approach we are aware of how hard the holidays Ornaments go on can be for those of us grieving the loss of loved-ones. We would sale the weekend after like to remind everyone that we offer support to all members of our Thanksgiving, community that are grieving. Please call our office and ask about our for more information, call programs, having support does indeed help. You are not alone. our office at 885-7547. Please take very good and special care of each and everyone of your Save the Date! loved-ones and don’t forget to take the time to tell each and everyone “Sweethearts how much they are appreciated. on the Range” With aloha and appreciation on behalf of our hospice mission, High-Tea & Silent Auction Mahalo, February 12, 2011 Saturday Afternoon at Kahua Ranch Katherine Ciano Executive Director NORTH HAWAII HOSPICE is a nonprofit organization committed to helping pa- tients, families and friends dealing with life-limiting illnesses. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS James T. (Toby) King President Lynn Higashi First Vice-President Light Up a Life Thomas Blackburn, Ph.D. memorial Trees in Your Community Secretary Howard Edelman Many of you have attended or volunteered for NHH’s Light Treasurer/Finance Up A Life annual holiday remembrance events held in Waimea or North Kohala over the years. These events have taken on John Dawson, M.D. Medical Director different shapes and forms in different venues, but its spirit and intent has always remained – to give community members BOARD MEMBERS a chance to remember and honor their loved ones during the holiday season. The modest, personalized tree ornaments hung Nancy Bouvet each year with loved ones’ names written on them have held Sheila Cadwallader special meaning for many of us each season. Bev Dawson This year, North Hawaii Hospice intends to have a Light Up A Marty Hind Life tree in each of the areas we serve. In Waimea the tree will Harold Hughes Claren Kealoha-Beaudet be in Parker Square, in North Kohala, the tree will be in front of Randee Kumove the Senior Center in Kapa’au. In Waikoloa the tree will be just Stewart Lawrence inside the Village Market and in Honoka’a the tree will be on Keawe Liu the lanai of the public library. Julie Mattson Although NHH will not hold the same program with music Kim Norman and readings as it has in past years in Waimea and North Margarita Scheffel Kohala, we hope to position the trees where they will still Linda West be a focal point during the holidays. We plan to have the Ali Woods trees displayed right after Thanksgiving through Christmas. Ornament tables will be located in each community starting the weekend after Thanksgiving. Volunteers will be needed in every community to sell ornaments and decorate trees. We truly appreciate such offers to help. We would also welcome a donation of a live tree to offset this cost for the community of North Kohala. So, please call Juli 25 g at 885-7547 if you are interested in assisting in any way. years of carin We look forward to seeing the twinkling lights and ornaments throughout North Hawaii this year. May it be a joyful and peaceful holiday season for you all! North Hawaii HOSPICE ~ FALL 2010 PAGE 2 4th Annual Big island Classic golf Tournament a Success! North Hawai’i Hospice was the lucky sole auction. beneficiary of this year’s Tommy Bahama 4th The overall winning team of this year’s Annual Big Island Classic Golf tournament was Jaci Tournament on June 14th held Sowden, Ken Sowden, Jack at the spectacular Mauna Kea McMenimem, and Brett Smith. Beach Resort. This year’s event Congratulations!! raised over $46,000 for North Our Golf Chair from North Hawaii Hospice and what an Hawai’i Hospice was once event it was! Beautiful blue again Marty Hind and the skies, gentle breezes and warm day was made possible by a sunshine greeted our golfers large and loyal group of North (140 of them!) along with lively Hawai’i Hospice Volunteers, tropical music and a breakfast buffet with which included much of the Board. Sharon Bloody Mary’s. Potter rounded up Board President Toby King, There wasn’t a second to spare between a Executive Director Katherine Ciano, Julie competitive putting contest won by Larry Mattson, Kim Norman, Joan Moynahan, Tom Roberts of Canada-France Telescope who won Blackburn, Lynn Higashi, Cathy Youtkus, Rick four rounds of golf at the Mauna Kea and the Potter, Dick Tenderella, Margarita Scheffel, wild and crazy Lucky Ball Drop. A helicopter Dee Dee Warren, and Harold Hughes. Gayle flew overhead and dropped a bucket of 400 Hubbard and Colleen Norris from the NHH golf balls over a hole and the closest to pin was office kept everything on track and running Danny Buris of Pura Vida Gallery who won two smoothly! free tickets on Continental Airlines. He will soon Our thanks to all the golfers for coming out be heading off to Spain. to support North Hawai’i Hospice, all our There was a massage station limbering up tee sponsors and the golfers to keep them moving along in order prize donors, all our to reach the wine and cheese party and dinner friends at Tommy celebration at Bahama’s, including Tommy Bahama’s John Nguyen, Brenda at Mauna Lani. Supnet and Kim The evening Graybill, for your hard included a work and generosity, live auction as well as the golf crew and Brandon Wallraff at with Tommy the Mauna Kea, and the many volunteers and “Kahikina” Ching staff that made this great event possible! Hope to as emcee and an see you all again in 2011! incredible silent Mahalo nui loa! North Hawaii HOSPICE ~ FALL 2010 PAGE 3 WHo’S on BoARD? At the end of the NHH fiscal year in June, several of our longest serving board members reached the maximum number of terms according to our by-laws: Sharon Potter, Dee Dee Warren, and Linda Clifford. All three of these dedicated individuals have held leadership positions and have contributed greatly to the strong and stable hospice organization that we are today. Although these ladies are taking a break from board service, they will continue to be supportive friends of our hospice organization and will serve on committees or provide consultation. We also said goodbye to several board members due to moves or changes in employment location: Chuck Erskine, Mary Hunter, Jim Warson and Cathy Youtkus. We thank all of them for their service and wish them good fortune in their new endeavors. Our nominating committee had to get busy and we are happy to report that we have added five new board members. All of the new additions have impressive backgrounds in both business and healthcare that will be crucial to the board’s work of ensuring quality and compassionate service to our hospice patients and families. Psychologist Claren Kealoha- age seven and Kamauokealoha, in the healthcare community Beaudet was born and raised age five. in Waimea for more than 30 on the Hamakua Coast of the years. John Dawson has served Big Island. She is a proud Bev as the medical director for graduate of Honokaa High Dawson our hospice since its inception School. was born and Bev has worked in her Claren and raised husband’s busy medical received on Oahu practice as well as at Hawaii her in a sugar Preparatory Academy. Bev bachelor’s plantation enjoys being outdoors, degree and village. Her walking, tennis, golf, gardening a secondary parents had and traveling. For all of her teacher emigrated life, Bev has worked towards certification from the Philippines just helping people improve the from the after World War II. Bev got a quality of their lives. She University bachelor’s degree in nursing believes in the hospice mission of Hawaii at Hilo. She went from UH Manoa and worked because she believes that dying on to earn a master's degree briefly at Kapiolani Hospital is also a part of life and she in counseling psychology in Honolulu before meeting looks forward to working with from the American School and marrying her husband, Dr.